G/TBT/N/USA/907/Rev.1  
10 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Dehumidifiers; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 
13.020);  Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Miscellaneous 
domestic and commercial equipment (ICS code(s): 97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Deh umidifiers; (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedure 
for dehumidifiers. The proposed amendments would reference the current version of an 
applicable industry standard; allow the rating test period to be 2 or 6 hours; permit the 
use of a sampling tree in conjunction with an aspirating psychrometer for testing a 
dehumidifier with a single process air intake grille; and specify for dehumidifiers with 
network capabilities that all network functions must be disabled throughout testing. DOE 
is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent prob lems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 35286, 9 June 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-09/html/2022 -11958.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-09/pdf/2022 -11958.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/907/Rev.1  
 
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  The Department of Energy will hold a webinar on Tuesday, 12 July 2022, from 1:00 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.  Eastern Time . See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar registration 
information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to 
webinar participants.  
This notice of  proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting and the request 
for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/907/Add.3  are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2019-BT-TP-0026. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-TP-0026/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as  well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 August 2022. Comments received by the USA  TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the  comment period.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/907  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2014-BT-TP-0010. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-TP-0010/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as c omments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  8 August 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4021_00_e.pdf